News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media freedom representative urges swift and transparent investigation into stabbing attack on Kyrgyz journalist
Publishing date: 6 March 2009
VIENNA, 6 March 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, urged Kyrgyz authorities today to conduct a swift and thorough investigation into the stabbing of political reporter Syrgak Abdyldayev...
Criteria for evaluating public prosecutors presented in Belgrade
Publishing date: 27 February 2009
BELGRADE, 27 February 2008- Legal experts, judges, prosecutors and members of the newly established High Prosecutorial Council discussed an evaluation model that defines the criteria for how best to assess the work of public prosecutors...
OSCE Mission organizes course for TV journalists from south-western Serbia
Publishing date: 2 February 2009
BELGRADE, 2 February 2009- Sixteen journalists, TV cameramen and editors from south-western Serbia will improve their television news production and reporting skills at a workshop that started in Novi Pazar today...
Winners of OSCE-supported media contest highlighting women's role in Armenia receive awards
Publishing date: 27 January 2009
YEREVAN, 27 January 2009- A television report on a female taxi driver and a radio report on a female trolley bus driver were among winners announced today in an OSCE-supported competition awarding media for coverage of women's achievements...
OSCE media freedom representative warns of spiralling violence against journalists in Russia, urges government to act
Publishing date: 23 January 2009
VIENNA, 23 January 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today he had called on the President and the Prime Minister of Russia to undertake a resolute and vocal effort to protect journalists' physical security...
Greek OSCE Chairmanship calls for swift end to Ukraine-Russia gas dispute
Publishing date: 6 January 2009
ATHENS, 6 January 2009- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, expressed concern today about increasingly disrupted gas supplies to parts of Europe and urged Ukraine and Russia to settle their energy dispute...
Azerbaijan's ban on foreign FM radio broadcasting is serious step backwards, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 30 December 2008
VIENNA, 30 December 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, criticized Azerbaijan's decision today to bar foreign broadcasters from FM radio frequencies as a step backwards for democracy, and urged Baku to reconsider...